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    Length: 605 (0x25d)
    Types: TextFile
    Names: »disable-user.n«

Derivation

└─⟦a0efdde77⟧ Bits:30001252 EUUGD11 Tape, 1987 Spring Conference Helsinki
    └─ ⟦this⟧ »EUUGD11/euug-87hel/sec8/mcp/help/disable-user.n«

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.ce
.ul
disable-user <name>
.sp
.ul
disable-user
is used temporarily deny a user access to his account.  The user is NOT
frozen.  The shell of the victim is changed to DISABLED_SH which should be a
program to print a message explaining why the user is being denied access to
his account and exit.
.sp
Historically
.ul
disable-user
has been used to lock out people who have done something naughty like break
into the system, pending either the termination of their account or hiring
them as system staff.
.sp
Contrary to popular belief,
.ul
disable-user
does not release a
horde of daemons to maim a user.